adminZanu-PF primary elections postponed
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter ZANU-PF has postponed its primary elections from Monday to Wednesday, the party’s chairman for the National Elections Directorate, Cde Simon Khaya Moyo, announced yesterday. In a…
. . . MDC-T tribal split in Bulawayo
Temba Dube Senior Reporter MDC-T has been sharply divided along tribal lines in Bulawayo with two groups allegedly derogatorily referring to each other as amagundwane (rats) and amacimbi (edible mopane…
President consoles Chininga family
Herald Reporter PRESIDENT Mugabe has sent a message of condolence to the Chindori-Chininga family following the death of Guruve South legislator and former Cabinet minister Cde Edward Chindori-Chininga. Cde Chindori…
More than one million join Brazil protests
Hundreds of thousands of people have rallied across Brazil as part of a protest movement over the quality of public services and the high cost of staging the World Cup.…
S Sudan’s vice president to visit Khartoum
South Sudan’s vice president will visit Khartoum next week, Sudanese state media said on Thursday, marking the highest-level talks since Sudan threatened to cut off cross-border oil flows almost two…
Russia to sack under-performing state sector managers
ST PETERSBURG — The Russian government will dismiss senior managers in underperforming state-owned companies in a bid to improve performance, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said yesterday. He did not…
Islamists gather in Cairo as divisions deepen
Cairo — Egyptian Islamists gathered for a show of strength in Cairo on Friday ahead of planned opposition protests calling for President Mohamed Morsi to step down, highlighting the tense…
Police arrest 15 suspects in northern Kenya
WAJIR (Kenya) — Kenyan police in northern county of Wajir have arrested 15 suspects and seized a large cache of weapons, grenades and an array of improvised explosive devices in…
Egypt’s court withdraws from hearing appeal against Mubarak
CAIRO — An Egyptian criminal court withdrew Thursday from hearing an appeal by the prosecution against a judicial decision to release ex-President Hosni Mubarak over investigations on charges of illicit…
Insurgents destroy more than 50 schools in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI (Nigeria) — More than 50 public schools have been destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Borno State during the past 18 months, an education official said Thursday. “Initially…